this is on my 'daily dose' listings ~ each day there is a different work featured from the permanent collection ~ imagine THAT job!

I so enjoy clicking and not knowing what work of art will be there..as a daily present for my spirit...

try it ~ and maybe more and more will also take it as a daily dose of wonder..

today's: This dish was probably commissioned by Matthias Corvinus (14401490), king of Hungary. Matthias brought Hungary fully into the forefront of European cultural and intellectual life, encouraging advances in science, art, and literature.
Dish, 15th century (148687)
Italian (Pesaro [?]); Possibly made in Pesaro, Italy
Maiolica (tin-enameled earthenware); H. 4 1/8 in. (10.5 cm), Diam. 18 7/8 in. (47.9 cm)_________________"I've never accepted the external appearance of things as the whole truth. The world is much more elaborate than the nerves of our eye can tell us." - James Gleeson

Joined: 18 Oct 2004Posts: 1654Location: Within view of Elliot Bay, The Olympics and every ship in the Sound

Posted: Thu Aug 11, 2005 9:20 pm Post subject:

Your threads are like little reminders to stop and smell the roses. I absolutely love The Met. My first New York style hot dog was on the steps of The Met. No matter how many times I visit that place or haw many works of art I see, sitting there with Phil soaking in the city is what I will always remember._________________"It's watery....and yet there's a smack of ham."